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Enrollment
1,098
Middle
DISTRICT 922 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULTON COUNTY·NCES 130228002493
River Trail Middle School
10795 Rogers Cir, Duluth, GA 30097 · (470) 254-3860 · Fulton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,098 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of Georgia public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
159 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 356 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 357 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 385 | 35% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
River Trail Middle School→Northview High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Fulton County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
82.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.6pp since 2021
Math
86.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.1% | 86.6% |
| 2023-24 | 81.7% | 86.7% |
| 2022-23 | 80.8% | 81.9% |
| 2021-22 | 78.5% | 79.8% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
81.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like River Trail Middle School
River Trail Middle School's state test result (81.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Trail Middle School this school | 1,098 | 14.5% | 81.8% |
| Piney Grove Middle School Cumming | 1,024 | 12.9% | 85.2% |
| Riverwatch Middle School Suwanee | 1,455 | 13.1% | 86.1% |
| South Forsyth Middle School Cumming | 1,319 | 7.9% | 84.2% |
| Webb Bridge Middle School Alpharetta | 1,228 | 7.9% | 83.0% |
| DeSana Middle School Alpharetta | 1,278 | 21.6% | 63.5% |
Matched among Georgia middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where River Trail Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #9 of 470 | #2 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.6% | #7 of 474 no change | #1 of 35 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #6 of 474 no change | #2 of 35 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.2pp | #198 of 465 | #20 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,098 | #70 of 487 | #7 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #204 of 471 | #27 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #172 of 471 | #12 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.5% | #468 of 479 | #36 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #156 of 305 | #20 of 26 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,098
-89 (-7%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 1,488
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,098 | 80.2 | 13.7:1 | 14% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 1,094 | 76.9 | 14.2:1 | 15% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 1,088 | 77 | 14.1:1 | 9% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 1,187 | 82 | 14.5:1 | 6% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 1,221 | 81.7 | 14.9:1 | 7% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 1,149 | 79 | 14.5:1 | 6% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 1,488 | 103 | 14.4:1 | 6% (91) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for River Trail Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,221 to 1,098); teachers down 2% (81.7 to 80.2).
About River Trail Middle School
River Trail Middle School is a medium-sized middle school based in Duluth, Georgia. Its 1,098 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Georgia is about 763 students.
Fulton County is the district for River Trail Middle School. It has 107 schools and 87,563 students.
River Trail Middle School's enrollment is 59% Asian. Enrollment also includes 17% White, 12% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Fulton County, the Asian share is about 8%. River Trail Middle School has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 80.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at River Trail Middle School and a ratio of 13.7:1. Across middle schools in Georgia, the average ratio is about 14.1:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 14% of enrollment. That is lower than the 62% average for public schools in Fulton County.
allk12 grades River Trail Middle School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 69.8%. River Trail Middle School scores 81.8%.
Among Fulton County residents, median household income is about $95,292, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. River Trail Middle School is one of 205 public schools in Fulton County, which together enroll about 138,270 students.
The next-closest public school is Shakerag Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of River Trail Middle School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, River Trail Middle School is 1st of 9 on proficiency.
River Trail Middle School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The number of students declined from 1,187 to 1,098 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,076,561
Census ACS
Median income
$95,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
205
138,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fulton County
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Roswell High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Alpharetta High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
- Milton High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Langston Hughes High SchoolHigh · 1,891 students
- Johns Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,789 students
Other schools in Duluth
- Georgia Connections Academy (Virtual)Combined · 7,148 students
- Duluth High SchoolHigh · 2,556 students
- Northview High SchoolHigh · 1,591 students
- Radloff Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,315 students
- Hull Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,267 students
- McClure Health Science High SchoolHigh · 1,237 students
Nearby schools
- Shakerag Elementary School0.3 mi · 590
- Johns Creek Elementary1.5 mi · 888
- Chattahoochee Elementary School2.2 mi · 1,133
- Hull Middle School2.4 mi · 1,267
- Duluth High School2.6 mi · 2,556
- Parsons Elementary School2.8 mi · 882
Frequently asked questions
About River Trail Middle SchoolHow many students attend River Trail Middle School?
River Trail Middle School enrolls approximately 1,098 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does River Trail Middle School serve?
River Trail Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at River Trail Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at River Trail Middle School is approximately 13.7:1 (80 FTE teachers).
How diverse is River Trail Middle School?
River Trail Middle School reports a student body of 17% White, 7% Hispanic, 12% Black, 59% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees River Trail Middle School?
River Trail Middle School is overseen by Fulton County in Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.